15:25 Curragh

Saturday 31 August 2024

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Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 52.33s

(2)

Adelaise^p1¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 99

33/1

Useful mare. Latest win at Kempton in April. 6¾ lengths last of 8 to Wingspan in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good, 5/1) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. One of 3 representing the Joseph O'Brien yard.

Form: 45-1048

(8)

Tarawa^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 104| D

11/2

Useful filly. 11/4, bit below form 7 lengths second of 7 to Diego Velazquez in Meld Stakes at Leopardstown (9f, good) 44 days ago, no match for winner. Enters calculations.

Form: 253-312

(4)

Hanalia⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 104| C

5/2

Promising sort. 9/1, good 4¼ lengths sixth of 14 to You Got To Me in Irish Oaks at this course (12f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Remains open to improvement and she's a big player back down in trip.

Form: 4116

(9)

Sakti¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100| BF

13/2

Useful filly. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Dundalk in March. 2¼ lengths fifth of 8 to Wingspan in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good, 7/2) 17 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 222-125

(1)

Uluru³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 104

15/2

Useful filly. Very good ¾-length second of 5 to Almara in Prix de Psyche (29/10) at Deauville (9.9f, good) 34 days ago. Likely to make her presence felt.

Form: 14-D332

(5)

Unreasonable^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 94

18/1

Useful filly. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good ¾-length third of 8 to Wingspan in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good) 17 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 17-4363

(3)

Wingspan¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 96| D

7/4

Thrice-raced winner. 4/1, won 8-runner listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good) 17 days ago by ¾ length from One Look, driven out. This is more demanding but she's unexposed and her yard has saddled the winner of this race 6 times since 2012.

Form: 161

Non-Runners

(7)

Beechwood²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: P Twomey J: Billy Lee

(6)

Nostringsattached⁷⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: A Kinirons J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Wingspan (7/4), Hanalia (5/2), Tarawa (11/2), Sakti (13/2), Uluru (15/2), Beechwood (14/1), Nostringsattached (16/1), Unreasonable (18/1), Adelaise (33/1)

The one who appeals most is HANALIA, who performed with plenty of credit upped to 1½m in the Irish Oaks here last month and she may well have more to offer now dropping back in class and trip. The unexposed and very well-bred Wingspan should also have better days ahead and she rates the main danger on the back of her recent listed success at Gowran. Uluru, who went close in a French Group 3 last time, and Tarawa are others to consider.